Posted on 10/01/2016 4:25:28 PM PDT by Kaslin
Remember when celebrities gathered en masse to convince us Barack Obama was our country's savior?
They opened up their wallets, and their homes, to fundraise for him. They sang his praises in every format feasible. They took time out of their packed schedules to campaign for him. They starred in PSAs imploring us how he needed our vote.
Their praise was over the top and unconditional.
He speaks to Asian Americans because hes lived amongst us in Asia and in Hawaii. But even if he hadnt, he would still be the most inspiring candidate Ive ever seen. Kelly Hu of X-Men fame
You can divide history. BB Before Barack. AB After Barack. director Spike Lee
I think that what he stands for, what he has proven that he can stand for, what he has shown was worth me going out on a limb for and I havent done it in the past because I havent felt that anybody, I didnt know anybody well enough to be able to say, I believe in this person. Oprah Winfrey
Its like when you go to get a drink you get a Coke because you dont know any better Well, if you take orange juice and mix it with a little seltzer you get then same effect and its good for you. And thats Obama hes good for this country, they just may not know it yet. actress Alfre Woodard
He has the integrity and the inspiration to unify us as did FDR and Harry Truman and John F. Kennedyand even Ronald Reaganwhen they ran for the job. actor Tom Hanks
Ill do whatever he says to do Ill collect paper cups off the ground to make his pathway clear. actress Halle Berry
That was then. Now, EPIX is set to debut a new docu-series in the eighth year of Obamas presidency.
The title? America Divided.
A sizzle reel for the series, by executive producer Normal Lear, feels like something out of a horror franchise.
America is in crisis, the narrator warns. Our democracy threatened.
Our society frayed. Our economy split.
We inherited a promise of justice, democracy, equality under the law. But we live in an America divided.
And who can lead us to a better, more united America? The same celebrity class that insisted Obama would make the nation a much better place. Rosario Dawson, Amy Poehler, Common and Peter Sarsgaard are among the stars playing journalists hoping to find some answers.
They may lack any formal training in investigative reportage, but they really, really care.
So what happened? How did the Age of Obama yield America Divided?
Thats fodder for a documentary still to come.
America Divided is broken up into eight segments which will run up until Election Day:
The System Policing and Mass Incarceration: Oscar-winning hip-hop artist Common returns to his hometown of Chicago ground zero for disparities in the criminal justice system.
Something in the Water The Flint Water Crisis: Actress Rosario Dawson travels to Flint, Michigan to investigate the man-made disaster behind the citys water crisis.
Out of Reach The Lives of Undocumented Immigrants: Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress America Ferrera travels to Texas, where migrants who have entered the country illegally are the focus of hostility, and where even U.S,-born children are denied basic rights. Note: Ferrera recently made headlines for an op-ed in which she declared she wanted to snuggle with Hillary Clinton and binge-watch TV together.
Democracy For Sale Money in Politics & Voting Rights: Actor and comedian Zach Galifianakis investigates the political landscape in his home state of North Carolina and considers how its emblematic of the countrys deepening political divide during the 2016 campaign. Note: The actor just released a video featuring a candidate, Hillary Clinton, who got slammed by the liberal Huffington Post for her hypocrisy on this issue.
A House Divided The Struggle for Housing in New York City: Legendary TV producer Norman Lear investigates gentrification and displacement in a city of people with no homes and homes with no people. He then he goes undercover to expose racial discrimination in housing.
Home Economics Domestic Workers: Golden Globe-winning comedic actress and producer Amy Poehler reports on the complex challenges faced by domestic workers who maintain an intimate relationship with the families that employ them while also struggling for better conditions. Note: Amy Poehler was part of the celebrity contingent utilized by Obama to pitch his cratering health care reform.
The Epidemic Addiction and Deindustrialization: Actor and activist Peter Sarsgaard explores the addiction crisis ravaging a heartland beset by unemployment and the shuttering of Americas factories.
Class Divide The Battle to Fix Inequality in Education: Greys Anatomy star and former teacher Jesse Williams goes back to the classroom, studies the battle to fix inequality in education and learns of a daunting school-to-prison pipeline.
Part 1 of America Divided debuts at 9 p.m. EST Sept. 30 on EPIX.
So electing a black POTUS, did not defeat racial injustice and white supremacy but made race relations worse? That is why so many white racists voted for a black man to show they are not racists, right? So where do we go from here what is the lefts solution to quell white supremacy and right injustice? by electing the first while female fraud lawyer who has been part of this racist society for 69 years?
Obviously sexism will be completely defeated by electing someone solely on the basis that they have a vagina. I mean, look how well electing a black president did for racism....
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